‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Balance Point’ (2000) (Book review)
In Kathy Tyers’ “Balance Point” (2000), the “New Jedi Order” saga continues to do a remarkable job of previewing George Lucas’ prequel themes and plot points a few years before they emerged on screen. I noted in my last review that James Luceno explored Jacen’s and Anakin’s different views on how to use the Force (paralleling Obi-Wan
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Ranking the 10 short stories from ‘Tales from the Empire’ (1997) (Book review)
Just by paging through “The Essential Reader’s Companion,” it’s obvious that short stories make up a significant chunk of “Star Wars” fiction. Yet while the novels are easy to find, and 95 percent of the comics are collected in omnibus volumes, the short stories often have to be hunted down in magazine back issues or old web
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Truce at Bakura’ (1994) (Book review)
“Shadows of the Empire,” which I recently reviewed, leads directly into “Return of the Jedi,” and “The Truce at Bakura” (1994) leads directly out of “Jedi.” For that reason alone, it should be an intriguing novel to “Star Wars” bookworms.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: The top 10 short stories from ‘Tales from Jabba’s Palace’ (1996) (Book review)
Jabba the Hutt’s palace in “Return of the Jedi” was George Lucas’s “faster and more intense” answer to the cantina in “A New Hope.” Also benefiting from a second chance was “Tales from Jabba’s Palace” (1996), the follow-up to “Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina” that had more room to play in, more screen time to draw
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Tales of the Bounty Hunters’ (1996) (Book review)
As someone who loves stories and the different ways they can be told, I’ve been smitten by “The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett” ever since its publication in “Tales of the Bounty Hunters” in 1996.